Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school . |
| 2 | If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction . |
| 3 | Someone came to the shop and tried to sell him an old cross with paste stones in it . |
| 4 | A youth tried to sell me a Socialist Worker and seemed confused when I told him that in my experience the words were diametrically opposed . |
| 5 | Koo Stark was out there in the powder room and seemed to identify with my predicament ; indeed she promised to procure me a long thin-necked vessel and return . |
| 6 | I tried to give him a withering look . |
| 7 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
| 8 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 9 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
| 10 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 11 | He promised to send me a fucking picture postcard . |
| 12 | They tried to keep it a secret but you ca n't keep secrets long in television . ’ |
| 13 | They knew we did n't get on , and they never tried to get us a flat or nowt , so when I got out of prison with him I was just on my own . |
| 14 | Tried to get you a better bargain . |
| 15 | My father tried making me a wooden train , but that did n't satisfy me , as I wanted something that worked . |
| 16 | THAT was a really important break for us , and helped to push us a few more rungs up the ladder . |
| 17 | Laura , having grasped the necessity of a calm private life for herself , tried to make it an attainable goal for all through her products . |
| 18 | But as she bent to cuddle them a small boy , brushing down a pony , picked up a lump of mud and hurled it at the dogs to drive them off . |
| 19 | He promised to bring me a few notes from which I could prepare a draft but he never did . ’ |
| 20 | TWO schoolboy boxers , Joe Ainscough and Tony Maguire , helped to make it a successful night for Kirkdale ABC by outpointing their opponents , J.Addison ( Tuebrook ) and A.Khaliq ( Bradford ) respectively , at their club 's final show of the season at The Mons , Bootle . |
| 21 | They even had a bridesmaid , Janice MacMillan 's daughter , who helped to make it a real white wedding . |
| 22 | Teachers Sarah , Caroline , Else and Wendy send a big ‘ Thank You ’ to everyone who supported their first ever Rally and helped to make it a big success — they are actually thinking of a second one this year ! |
| 23 | And the massive Independent Television outside broadcast unit ensemble helped to make it a busy day at Horsted Keynes with the Bluebell already geared up that day for the official launch of the Southern Q1 they have restored on behalf of the National Railway Museum . |
| 24 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 26 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 27 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 28 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 29 | Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set . |
| 30 | Erm I came to see you a few weeks ago at night you know er It 's just like I 'm just filling up , you know , with mucus and stuff and coughing and I had er no sleep for about a week . |